SOUTH COAST FLPN ROADSHOW: SUBPOENAS - GATHERING EVIDENCE at NOWRA

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A SUBPOENA IN FAMILY LAW PROCEEDINGS (For lawyers and community services workers):

• How to best draft a subpoena to ensure that you actually get the records you need and to avoid objections.
• What records can and cannot be subpoenaed?
• How to deal with objections - what are the alternatives?
• How to respond and how to object to a subpoena.
• Sexual assault communication privilege (SACP)- how does it work?
• What would be helpful for community services to know about the type of information to record?
• Tips for case note writing and record keeping in the context of subpoenas
• How does a community service respond to a subpoena? What happens if there is no material information?
• Conduct fees - how much?
• What do community service organisations provide when answering a subpoena? 
• What is admissible in the Family Dispute Resolution process?